Amos Booth

Amos Smith Booth
(The Darling)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 159 lb.

• Debut April 25, 1876
• Final Game September 28, 1882
• Born August 14, 1848 in Lebanon, OH USA
• Died July 1, 1921 in Miamisburg, OH USA

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Biographical Information

"In the team there were Jack Drain, now on the Cincinnati police force, first base; Amos Booth, also on the police force now, was general utility man and captain; I played second base... Old Fred Waterman was our third baseman, and he did well, as old as he was. . ." - Alex Voss, reminiscing about the 1875 Cumminsville Blues, quoted in Sporting Life, February 15, 1888

Amos Booth did not play in the National Association but turned up at age 27 in the new National League in 1876. He was an everyday player for the Cincinnati Reds that year (he had been born in Ohio), splitting his time primarily between catcher, third base, and shortstop. He hit singles well but showed little power for a team that was particularly awful, finishing with a record of 9-56. In 1877, he continued to play several positions, adding 12 games at pitcher to the mix. His ERA was eighth best in the National League, although that is a bit misleading because teams did not have a lot of pitchers with enough innings to qualify. He came back briefly with the Reds in 1880 and the Baltimore Orioles and Louisville Eclipse, both of the American Association, in 1882, but did not pitch. He umpired one game in the A.A. in 1882. As of 1897, he was still a member of the Cincinnati police force.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1884	Hamilton	Ohio State League		--	--	replaced by Rousseau

Related Sites

• Amos Booth at the SABR Bio Project